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American Lawyer
The American Lawyer, the nation's leading legal monthly magazine, ranks Vinson & Elkins' corporate practice area among the top 10 in the nation for Equity by U.S. Corporations in the April 2004 Corporate Scorecard.

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Best Lawyers in America
For the third consecutive year, Vinson & Elkins has more lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America, the guide considered by both the legal profession and corporate in-house counsel as a leading resource to legal excellence in the United States.

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Best of the Best
Euromoney's Best of the Best 2004 Expert Guide named four V&E; partners in its list of the 25 best Energy and Natural Resource lawyers in the world.

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Bond Buyer
Vinson & Elkins ranks 10th nationally in The Bond Buyer's "Top Bond Counsel" list for the first nine months of 2003. 

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Chambers Global
The 2004-2005 Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers named Vinson & Elkins the #1 Energy and Natural Resources law firm in Texas.

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Chambers USA
Vinson & Elkins has been named one of the nation’s best healthcare practices and a leader in 13 practice areas in the 2004-2005 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

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Corporate Board Member
In June 2003, Corporate Board Member magazine recognized Vinson & Elkins in its "America’s Best Corporate Lawyers" survey. 

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Corporate Control Alert
When it comes to handling the biggest corporate deals, Vinson & Elkins ranks high among the elite international law firms.

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Corporate Counsel magazine
Corporate Counsel magazine named four V&E; lawyers in their January 2005 issue of "The Best Lawyers in America: Bankruptcy."

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D Magazine
Dallas litigators Brian Robison and Eric Stahl were named to D Magazine’s list of "The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas."

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European Legal 500
Vinson & Elkins was recognized as a “power and oil and gas heavyweight” in the 2004 edition of The European Legal 500, USA Special Edition.

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Expert Guide to Commercial Arbitration
V&E; partner James Lloyd Loftis is listed in the 2004 edition of Euromoney's Expert Guide to Commercial Arbitration.

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Future of Litigation magazine
The Future of Litigation magazine selected eight V&E; lawyers to appear in the "Best Lawyers in America: Business Litigation" list in its September 2003 issue.

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Global Counsel Competition Law Handbook
The PLC 2002-2003 Global Counsel Competition Law Handbook lists five V&E; litigation partners as recommended counsel.

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Global Counsel Handbook on Dispute Resolution
The 2003-2004 Global Counsel Handbook on Dispute Resolution has named Vinson & Elkins as one of the two leading go to law firms in Dallas and Houston in major litigation and arbitration matters.

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Global Counsel Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook
The PLC 2003-2004 Global Counsel Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook lists Vinson & Elkins as a recommended law firm in the United States and a leading law firm in Houston.

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Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers
Euromoney named Vinson & Elkins as the "World's Leading Energy Law Firm." 

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Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers
Euromoney named Vinson & Elkins as the "Leading Project Finance Law Firm in the United States."

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H Texas Magazine
H Texas magazine's November 2004 issue includes 23 V&E; lawyers in its "Lawyers on the Fast Track."

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Infrastructure Journal
Infrastructure Journal's 2004 Mid-Year League Tables named Vinson & Elkins as the top firm in the world in the categories of Power and Western Europe by Value of Mandates Won.

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Inside Houston magazine
Inside Houston magazine recently recognized seven V&E; lawyers as being among the "Best Lawyers in Houston."

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International Tax Review
Judy BlissardGeorge GerachisEdward C. Osterberg, Jr., and Glen Rosenbaum, partners in Vinson & Elkins' Houston office, are listed as leading individuals in Houston by the London-based International Tax Review in its 2005 World Tax Review.

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International Who's Who of Environment Lawyers
V&E; is one of the best represented firms in Texas in The International Who's Who of Environment Lawyers 2004.

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International Who's Who of Oil and Gas Lawyers
Law Business Research named six V&E; partners in its 2004 issue of The International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers, which identifies the foremost legal practitioners in the oil and gas field.

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IP Worldwide
IP Worldwide recognized V&E; as one of the "Leaders of the Pack" in its "Who Protects IP America" survey for 2002.

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LIVEDGAR
The LIVEDGAR 2003 Deal Rankings, published by Global Securities Information Inc. (GSI), ranked Vinson & Elkins sixth in serving as issuer counsel for equity by number of issues with 20 issues totaling $2.3 billion in net proceeds.

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Marine Money International
Vinson & Elkins played a pivotal role in the legal aspects of negotiating and structuring the marine industry's "Private Equity Deal of 2002" representing publicly-held Seabulk International Inc. in its $100 million private placement of common stock and related bank financing.

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National Law Journal
The National Law Journal survey "Who Represents Corporate America," has listed Vinson & Elkins among the top 20 firms most frequently retained by the 250 largest American industrial companies from 1993 to the present.

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Nightingale's Healthcare News
In 2004 Nightingale's Healthcare News, a highly respected industry trade publication, listed Gary Eiland as one of the 12 "Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyers" of the year.

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Petroleum Economist
Petroleum Economist magazine again named Vinson & Elkins as the top law firm for "Best Knowledge of the Global Oil and Gas Sector" in its 2002 Energy Finance Survey.

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Project Finance International
Project Finance International named the El Cajón 750 MW Hydroelectric Power Project its 2004 "Latin America Deal of the Year."

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Project Finance magazine
Project Finance magazine has named the Litoral Centro toll road project as its 2004 "European Real Toll Road Deal of the Year."

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Texas Lawyer
Vinson & Elkins was involved in five of the top ten deals featured in Texas Lawyer's "Texas' Top Deals of 2002."

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Texas Monthly
As published in the October 2004 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, 114 V&E; lawyers have been selected as Texas Super Lawyers, more than any other law firm.

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Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial ranks Vinson & Elkins among the top four law firms worldwide in dollar value of Worldwide Equity Issuance by U.S. Issuers for 2003, with proceeds of approximately $2.7 billion from 18 deals.

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V&E; Lawyer Recognition
The Texas Association of Civil and Appellate Specialists awarded Harry M. Reasoner the Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award.

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